Card Creator for MtG vs Deckitect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Card Creator for MtG
Design custom Magic: the Gathering cards directly on your mobile device. Bring your card ideas to life and share them with friends or publish them in a community feed. The app is continuously updated with new features.
- Create custom Magic: the Gathering cards
- Share cards with friends
- Publish cards to a community feed
- Continuously updated with new features
- Design on the go
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Have you ever wanted to create Magic: the Gathering cards on the go? If yes, then this app is for you! It's provides enough functionality to enable you to convert most of your ideas into cards, which you can then share with your friends and publish in our community feed. The app is growing and new features are being added so cards you make now will get a facelift with each new version. Please do check it out and send your suggestions! ~ Important links ~ Terms of Use: https://ajfek.pl/card-creator-tos/ Privacy Policy: https://ajfek.pl/card-creator-privacy-policy/ ~ Subscription information ~ You can subscribe and pay on the App Store, using your Apple ID. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renew may be turned off after purchase by going to the 'Manage Subscription' page in settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. The subscription will renew at the same cost. ~ Legal disclaimer ~ This app is not affiliated, specifically approved or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.
Deckitect
This app helps you build Commander decks for Magic: The Gathering. It can create a deck based on any theme you can imagine, drawing from a vast library of cards.
- Commander deck building
- Theme-based deck creation
- Supports vast card library
- Magic: The Gathering focus
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Magic: The Gathering has over 30,000 cards and a constant supply of new material. Deckitect will build a Commander format deck for you based on any theme you can imagine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Deckitect at 5.0 against Card Creator for MtG's 3.5. Deckitect also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). Card Creator for MtG's advantage is ratings volume (190 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Card Creator for MtG sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Deckitect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Deckitect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Creator for MtG has 190 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Card Creator for MtG ships an update every 2 months, Deckitect every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Card Creator for MtG | Deckitect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (190 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 190 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ajfek Software | Justin Guy |
Customer experience
Card Creator for MtG
Deckitect
Bugs and requests
Card Creator for MtG
Reported bugs
3 issues- Image selection and upload issues
- Crashes and freezes when opening the app
- Delayed responses and slow performance after extended use
Requested features
15 requests- Add support for Saga Enchantments
- Ability to add text to token creatures
- Option to toggle full-art cards
- Add other token types beyond creatures
- Implement double-sided cards
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- Allow more than 3 Planeswalker abilities
- Ability to italicize rules text
- Add support for existing mechanics like Adventure and Omen
- Implement Planeswalker passive abilities
- Add option to change set symbol colors
- Improve Planeswalker design options
- Implement Saga, Battle, and Split cards
- Add ability to move and reorganize cards in collection
- Improve filtering and sorting options for community cards
- Implement a leaderboard for most liked community cards
Deckitect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Card Creator for MtG
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual$19.991 Year
- 3-Month Optional Patronage$4.99
- 6-Month Optional Patronage$9.99
- 12-Month Optional Patronage$14.99
Deckitect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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